Badger cull could be extended
A pilot badger cull is set to be extended by up to three weeks because fewer animals were killed than had been hoped. Wildlife campaigner Brian May has called the cull "morally wrong".
Paterson comment inspires 'badger goalpost' game
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson's explanation that a pilot cull failed to reach its target because "badgers moved the goalposts" has been ridiculed on Twitter.
His comments inspired the online game: "Owen Paterson's Badger Penalty Shootout."
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